XII STD - POEM LINES WITH RELEVANT IMAGES, ERC CLUES, APPRECIATION QUESTIONS AND LITERARY DEVICES.

2. Python – non
venomous snake
Scars – deep mark
Gallantly - bravely
simile

3. personification
Giant – super human
form
Crimson – deep red
colour
Repose – state of rest

4. Baboon – large
monkey
simile
Casement – window
Crest - top

5. Kokilas
– a bird
Water
lilies
Wend – stroll
Enmassed –
gathered in a
mass
simile

7. Dirge – mournful
song
Shingle – mass of
pebbles
Eerie speech –
strange speech
simile

8. Wail – cry of pain
Bay – inlet of sea
wraith - ghost like
image
Shore – water nearer
to land

9. Fain - pleased
Consecrate – declare
wordsworth’s yew
tree in Borrowdale.

10. Rehearse – repeat
Oblivion – state
of forgetfulness

12. 1. What is creeper compared to? The creeper is compared to a
python.
2. How does the creeper appear
on the tree?
The creeper with its flowers
appears like a scarf.
3. Name the bird that sings in the
poet’s garden?
The bird is kokila which
welcomes the day with her song.
4. What has wordsworth
sanctified in his poem?
Wordsworth has sanctified the
solitary Yew tree.
5. Which tree is referred to in the
above lines?
Casuarina tree is referred.
6. How does the tree survive the
tight hold of the creeper?
The tree is strong and– hold of
the creeper.

13. 7. Why does Toru Dutt use the
expression ‘a creeper climbs’?
A creeper always needs a support to
hold on and climb up.
8. Who is the giant here? The Casuarina tree is the giant.
9. Why is the scarf colourful? The scarf is colourful as the creeper
has crimson flowers
10. What does the poet mean by the
expression ‘May love denied thee
from oblivion’s curse?
The poet expresses her wish that love
should shield her tree against the
curse of forgetfulness.
11. What does the expression ‘fain’
convey?
‘Fain’ means willingness, eagerness
and joy.
12. What does the poet convey
through the expression ‘Fear,
trembling hope’?
The poet has a fear that the tree will
be cursed with oblivion. She has a
trembling hope that the tree will be
remembered forever.

17. Baboon – large
monkey

18. Kokilas
– a bird
Water
lilies